NBA 2017 NBA Awards Show - Hosted by Drake [TONIGHT @9PM EST]

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    This season, instead of announcing major awards like the MVP and Rookie of the Year at different points of the postseason, the NBA will announce everything in one year-end award show on TNT. The show will take place on June 26. While not many other details about the show have been revealed, it sounds like Raptors Global Ambassador and rapper extraordinaire Drake will host it.

    Drake himself revealed this bit of information in an appearance on University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari's Cal Cast podcast. The rapper hosted the ESPY Awards in 2014 and hopes to bring a similar vibe to the NBA's award show.

    "In light of the ESPYs. I don't even know I'm allowed to say this yet, we'll find out but I'll say it anyway," Drake tells Coach Cal around the 29 minute mark of the podcast. "I'm actually producing and hosting the first annual NBA awards this year. I get to take the reigns on it, which again the ESPYs let me do great things and I thank them a lot for that. Usually award shows sometimes are a bit restrictive but they let me do a lot at the ESPYs, so we'll expand on that concept. I love hosting, I love being in a room with iconic, legendary people that I look up to and having that pressure to make them laugh and enjoy their evening. Hopefully that will go well."

    Drake's friendship with Stephen Curry and others in the NBA family is perhaps one reason why he was selected as the players will likely enjoy him hosting their award show. He also has a strong presence in the NBA and played the role of the host at last year's All-Star festivities in Toronto.
    http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/drake-says-h----host-and-produce-the-inaugural-nba-awards-show/

    Had no idea he was doing this. He had some great skits at the ESPY's a few years ago so it should be good.





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    gonna be incredible if it's anything like the espys.
     
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    OMG DRAKE!!!
     
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    MVP will go to Westbrook
    6MOY - Eric Gordon, as I predicted before the season
    DPOY - Draymond Green
    ROY - I think Brogdon might get it over Embiid and Saric, we'll see
    MIP - Giannis Antetokounmpo
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    Exec of the year - idek if this will be awarded at this time, but I assume the Warriors' exec(s?) will get it
     
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    Not gonna lie they held back these awards way too late. Man the MVP race was highly anticipated and all the talk right after the regular season, now I couldn't care.
     
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    Yeah no one gives a s--- at this point.
     
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    I hope they scrap it next season.
     
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    Hope More Life is the ONLY music played throughout the event :emoji_wink:

    But I agree, could really care less now about MVP and awards. Championship is done, draft picks have been made. Too late.
     
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    Drake killing it right now
     
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    If Brogdon wins ROY I'm turning it off
     
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    ight well that was fun while it lasted
     
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    :hehehe:
     
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    Crying laughing at them asking if Drake really wrote that :dead:
     
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    Yo this actually been funny af
     
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